That was way overblown.
Michael Occhipinti and The Sicilian Jazz Project.
Jane Bunnett - Radio Guantanamo (Guantanamo Blues Project Vol. 1) 2006 Juno Award Winner for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year.
The hardest thing about answering the question is I don’t know what you find pretentious. For all I know, you might find all of the above pretentious, in which case we have a fundamental disagreement.
Devin Townsend Project. It was originally just his solo stuff as Devin Townsend, then the Devin Townsend Band, but he’s apparently going using Project now. Either way, Devin Townsend is awesome.
My first thought upon seeing this thread title as well.
Maybe what the OP is thinking of is “Experience.” Other than the Jimi Hendrix Experience, has there been any good __________ Experience?
And no, the Dale Gribble Bluegrass Experience does not count.
Better not try and diss the Randy Disher Project.
I’ve got a CD called The Raymond Scott Project; a collection of his music originally on old 78s. Even if you don’t know the name, you’ve heard his music. Great stuff.
Colossus: The Forbin Project?
The Joe Perry Project had several good songs
My thoughts exactly. That dude is deep. One might say inscrutable.
The Sandinista! Project rocked mightily.
Wait, that’s a woman singer? <facepalm>
The Adam Carolla Project! Definitely not pretentious.
Tyree Guyton took an awful, derelict, gang-ridden street in Detroit - the street he grew up on - and turned it from a place people avoided into something people seek out and explore. Stumbling into it is the best way to find it; picture it, you’re driving down the road - abandoned house, vacant lot, burned-out house, abandoned house… OMGWTF kewpie doll heads?
Another vote for the Alan Parsons Project.
It bombed.
Dammit, ninja’d again! :smack:
What are some examples of “_________ Project” or the “____ ____ Project” that suck?
The Gotan Project really doesn’t totally suck.
The Langley Schools Music Project: